Friends in Jakarta and Manila, this is Hayley.
I wanted to write personally to tell you that I've been fighting a throat & upper-respiratory infection for the last 2 days. It's a pretty nasty sickness but if I would've been able to get my voice to come through for me, the guys and I would've …

Friends in Jakarta and Manila, this is Hayley.
I wanted to write personally to tell you that I've been fighting a throat & upper-respiratory infection for the last 2 days. It's a pretty nasty sickness but if I would've been able to get my voice to come through for me, the guys and I would've done the show tonight anyway.
Unfortunately, my throat hasn’t loosened up and the rest of my symptoms have only gotten worse.
After getting an official diagnosis from a doctor here in Jakarta, our team decided that it would be the right thing to postpone the show tonight in Jakarta as well as the next show in Manila to later this year. We'll return to Manila on August 23rd and are hard at work with the promoters to secure a date for our return to Indonesia. Please hold on to your tickets if you already have them.
Just to be transparent - the reason for also delaying the Manila show is to reduce the amount of travel we’d have to do within the next few days of the tour. We’ve been flying a LOT on this tour. Traveling by plane can make it hard to heal because of the dry, recycled air, the extreme altitude, and the fact that planes are basically just flying petri dishes. Minimizing flights and having those few extra days off should give my antibiotics time to kick in and allow my voice time to recover from all this coughing.
As for now, I'm in the doctor's care and I’m going to rest as much as possible so that we don't have to postpone any more shows on this tour.
I'm so sorry for the disappointment this will inevitably cause everyone who's been looking forward to these two shows. I know nothing I say will alleviate that letdown.
We've been looking forward to coming back to Indonesia since our first trip in 2011. The people who've built a community around the support of our music here are so special. And we were so ready to get back to Manila because every show we’ve played for our Filipino friends has been a wild time.
We're coming back for you so please hang on 'til August.
Last thing, to lighten the mood, if that's at all possible: google "The Cryptkeeper - Crypt Jam"... a frightening resemblance to what I sound (and look) like right about now.
Hayley

IT’S OFFICIAL! The Board of Supervisors from Alameda County has just proclaimed February 10, 2018, which would have been Cliff’s 56th birthday, “Cliff…

IT’S OFFICIAL! The Board of Supervisors from Alameda County has just proclaimed February 10, 2018, which would have been Cliff’s 56th birthday, “Cliff Burton Day.”
As many of you know, Cliff was born and raised in Castro Valley and was the reason we high-tailed it to the Bay Area back in ’83.
Thanks to all of the fans who got behind this initiative and we’d like to send our appreciation and respect to all of you who continue to honor Cliff in your own personal ways. We love that he remains so revered.
Photo: Castro Valley News

Pleased to bring you 3 enormous announcements, it’s officially #DefLeppardDay
1. Do you believe it? For the first time EVER you can finally stre…

Pleased to bring you 3 enormous announcements, it’s officially #DefLeppardDay
1. Do you believe it? For the first time EVER you can finally stream and download the entire Def Leppard catalog worldwide!
2. Def Leppard x Journey 2018. 6 months of jamming in arenas and stadiums across North America! Tickets go on sale starting Saturday, 2/3.
3. We’re heading home in December to bring you Hysteria in its entirety, the hits, plus special guest Cheap Trick! Pre-sale begins Tuesday, 1/23 & general on-sale begins Friday, 1/26.
Head over to DefLeppard.com for all of the info - don’t forget to press play & jam out to your favorite songs all day! Tune in at 2:45pm EST today for our global listening party with Joe & Phil.

No rest for the wicked here as James spent a few of his days between tour dates in front of the camera once again for Academy-award nominated director…

No rest for the wicked here as James spent a few of his days between tour dates in front of the camera once again for Academy-award nominated director Joe Berlinger as he filmed scenes for Joe's upcoming film "Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile." The movie follows the relationship between notorious serial killer Ted Bundy, played by Zac Efron, and his longtime girlfriend, played by Lily Collins, who at the time, had no knowledge of the crimes.
James will be playing Officer Bob Hayward, a Utah highway patrol veteran who was the first law enforcement officer to arrest Bundy in 1975 after pulling the killer over and discovering burglary tools in his car but wisely suspecting much worse. While James has played himself in other films and television productions, this will be his first dramatic role taking on a different character.
'Tallica fans all know Joe Berlinger as the director and producer our very own "Some Kind of Monster" along with the late Bruce Sinofsky in 2004. There is not a release date for "Extremely Wicked…" yet, but we'll keep you updated here. And in the meantime, James is back out on the road as we hit the stage in Bologna, Italy tonight.
Photo by Herring & Herring

On June 14th we will receive Sweden’s Polar Music Prize which awards two laureates in celebration of music in all its various genres. Honorees receive…

On June 14th we will receive Sweden’s Polar Music Prize which awards two laureates in celebration of music in all its various genres. Honorees receive one million SEK which we will donate to All Within My Hands Foundation. We are truly humbled and inspired to be recognized in this manner!